"real old time polar life..."(4 Tips)
"life style on the arctic people"(4 Tips)
"For 10kr more, you can buy a combined ticket to the Tromso Museum."(2 Tips)
"Very interesting and detailed exhibitions of polar/arctic life."(3 Tips)
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Yarn LamFebruary 11, 2019Good little wooden museum to spend a couple hours learning about life in the Arctic. Doors can be low so watch your head.
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JaneJanuary 8, 2016Buy the combination ticket if you also plan to visit the Tromsø museum (3km away). Interesting exhibits on the polar explorers & the harsh arctic life. Try not to cry when you read about the hunting.
UpvoteDownvote- Katja M.March 7, 2015Very interesting and detailed exhibitions of polar/arctic life. The atmosphere is just as it has been many centuries ago. Photos, pictures, stuffed animals, hunting/living tools and many more.UpvoteDownvote
- Cenker KöseMay 23, 2018One of the most realistic museum that makes you feel in a real old time polar life... Must see in Tromsø.Upvote1Downvote
Fran VerhaestMarch 4, 2019Very nice museum with history of Amundsen expedition. A must see.UpvoteDownvote
Adam NowekOctober 26, 2015Some of the items there are a bit dated, but it's still quite informational. The section upstairs about Nansen is the highlight.Upvote1Downvote- Voyagefox _October 1, 2024Check out full review on the The Tromsø Polar Museum https://voyagefox.net/tromso-norway-sights/
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Dennis FinkJanuary 24, 2017Small museum with a great collection of polar exhibition piecesUpvoteDownvote
Mark AshworthDecember 20, 2015Worth the visit. Learned a lot about Arctic exploration here.Upvote1Downvote
AndreaFebruary 28, 2015It's very cheap, but it is far from impressive... A good idea if you want to do some indoor activitiesUpvoteDownvote- Espiranza Bint AbdullaOctober 26, 2014A typical history museum demonstrating the life style on the arctic peopleUpvoteDownvote
- Liza KwekDecember 27, 2013For 10kr more, you can buy a combined ticket to the Tromso Museum.UpvoteDownvote
Andrian VlakhovJanuary 25, 2014отличная экспозиция, можно попросить книжку-гайд бесплатно. ВСЁ МОЖНО ПОТРОГАТЬ!! в залах есть стульчики и скамейки, чтобы отдыхатьUpvoteDownvote
Michael BergerAugust 12, 2013Chiedi l'opuscolo all'ingresso. Il museo è molto ricco, ma le didascalie sono solo in Norvegese.Upvote1Downvote
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